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CHICAGO -- The Cubs havent had much success against the Brewers this season. Tom Rathman Womens Jersey . With a wild comeback win on Thursday, Chicago at least got the last laugh against their NL Central rival. Jonathan Lucroy hit a grand slam and drove in seven runs for Milwaukee, but Alfonso Sorianos RBI single capped a three-run comeback in the ninth inning that lifted the Chicago Cubs over the Brewers 12-11. The Cubs win capped a lopsided season series between the teams that saw Milwaukee take 13 of 17 games. Cubs manager Dale Sveum was a coach for the Brewers before taking the reins in Chicago. "Anybody else need a nap?" Sveum asked after the 4-hour, 9-minute marathon. In a seesaw game featuring a combined 15 extra-base hits, the Cubs led 3-0, trailed 9-3 and were still down 11-9 going into the ninth. Starlin Castro hit an RBI single against Francisco Rodriguez (2-7), Anthony Rizzo tied it with his second double of the afternoon and Soriano won the game with his one-out drive off the centre-field wall. "Those young guys dont give up," Soriano said. "When were losing like were losing, a lot of games, you have to come the ballpark with energy. We try our best. We try to play hard and win games." Lucroy tied his career high for RBIs and Rickie Weeks had five hits. Ryan Braun and Cody Ransom also homered for Milwaukee, which had won eight straight against the Cubs. "To put up runs like we did and then give it all away, its kind of tough to be a part of," Lucroy said. "Fun game offensively, but defensively didnt cut it." Ransom led off the seventh with a go-ahead solo shot to centre off Blake Parker after Chicago rallied to tie the game with a six-run sixth. Lucroys third-inning shot landed on Waveland Avenue, erasing the Cubs early 3-0 lead. Lucroy also stroked a two-run single in the sixth and an RBI single in the eighth, matching the seven RBIs he had May 20 against Minnesota. Brauns league-leading 36th homer was even more impressive, clearing the batters eye beyond the ivy in centre field and nearly hitting the camera booth. "Once we got the big lead and they came back we just didnt have the momentum," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. Shaun Marcum was making his second start after missing two months because of elbow soreness. He allowed three runs, scattering five hits and four walks while striking out four. Marcum had to leave the game after throwing 85 pitches because of right calf cramping. "I wasnt very good from the get go, wasnt locating anything," Marcum said. "All in all, today wasnt a good day." Carlos Marmol (2-2) picked up the win in relief. Cubs rookie Brooks Raley gave up seven runs and 10 hits in four innings in his last outing of the season. Before the game, Sveum said that Raley would be shut down because of an innings limit. Raley will finish the season 1-2 with an 8.14 ERA in his first five big-league starts. "I knew it was my last start going into the game," Raley said. "Obviously Id like it to have gone differently, but we won the game so thats exciting." Brett Jackson, another rookie, reached base four times. He doubled twice in the sixth, including a slicing two-bagger up the left-field line that tied the score at 9-apiece. "A lot of good work on offence," Jackson said. "A couple of huge innings. Very fun. Awesome, big hit by Sori. Great to come out with a win against these guys." David DeJesus and Luis Valbuena had three hits each for Chicago, which avoided falling 32 games under .500 for the first time since finishing the 2000 season 65-97. "Finally we won the last game at least and didnt get swept at home," Soriano said. "(The kids) had a very big at-bats today." NOTES: Darwin Barney played his 115th consecutive errorless game at second base, extending the single-season NL record he set on Wednesday. Barney is eight games shy of Ryne Sandbergs Cubs record for errorless games including streaks over multiple seasons. . Sveum said LHP Chris Rusin will likely be recalled from Triple-A Iowa to assume Raleys spot in the Chicago rotation. Rusin held the Brewers to one run and one hit over five innings on Aug. 21, his only big-league appearance to date. . Sveum said that Luis Valbuena may see the bulk of the action at third base going forward after prospect Josh Vitters struggled to a 5 for 53 start after being recalled from the minors for the first time. Kyle Williams Jersey . Captaining the team to its very first FA Cup win, that epic victory over Real Madrid to capture for the current European Champions its maiden European trophy these days, Harris can be seen each Stamford Bridge match day fulfilling his club ambassador role. Chris Culliver Womens Jersey .04 million viewers watched live coverage of the UEFA EURO 2012 Final on TSN and RDS – making this years Spain-Italy championship game the most-watched EURO match ever on Canadian television*. http://www.nflsanfrancisco49ersgears.com/anthony-davis-jersey/ . Matt Cain took the mound for his first home start since tossing his gem June 13, and with one pitch his chances of throwing the Giants fifth consecutive shutout were gone. Colin Kaepernick Youth Jersey . The Phillies, who missed injured All-Stars Chase Utley and Ryan Howard for most of the first half of the season, are playing better now having won 10 of their last 14 games. Jerry Rice Womens Jersey . He was practicing the thing he needs to improve upon most. The linebacker from Arizona State didnt get selected in the NFL draft last month in large part because of the way he plays.HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros havent fared well this season after trailing early and hadnt overcome a deficit of more than three runs this year. None of that fazed this young team on Saturday night after falling into a 4-0 hole in the third inning. Justin Maxwell hit one of Houstons season-high three homers to put his team on top in the fifth inning and the Astros held on for a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers. "Weve been scrapping like that all year regardless of the score," Maxwell said. "If we get behind early, the guys know they have to put together good at-bats to get us back in the ball game." But their resolve hasnt led to much success in games like this, and entering Saturday they were 5-14 when an opponent scored first. "The ability to be able to come back is huge in any ball game," Houston manager Brad Mills said. "To see them continue to battle. Ive seen that all year long. Its very gratifying for them to see that everything theyre doing, theyre going in the right direction." Maxwells second home run of the year, and first since his first at-bat as an Astro earlier this season, came with one on and two outs in the fifth inning to make it 5-4. Chris Snyder had a solo shot in the third and Carlos Lees two-run homer in the fourth helped close the gap. The Rangers took an early lead thanks to a four-run third inning, highlighted by David Murphys three-run inside-the-park home run. The Astros added an insurance run in the sixth when J.D. Martinez doubled and scored on a double by Travis Buck after a walk by Snyder. Houston starter Lucas Harrell (3-3) yielded five hits and four runs -- one earned -- in 5 2-3 innings. Brett Myers allowed a single by Elvis Andrus with one out in the ninth, but Josh Hamilton grounded into a double play to end the game. Andrus got caught in a rundown after Hamiltons grounder, and was out when Myers tagged his foot on a close play at second to earn his 10th save. Derek Holland (3-3), who was pitching on four days of extra rest, allowed five hits and five runs in five innings in his shortest start of the season. He last started on May 10, but pitched an inning of relief on Monday. "My fastball command just went erratic all of a sudden," he said. "I couldnt locate down. Everything was up. Just fell behind, too, and made it predictable for them what to sit on, too." Andrus tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hamilton to get Texas within 6-5 in the seventh inning. Michael Young singled off Wilton Lopez to start the eighth. Lopez was replaced by Wesley ;Wright, who gave up a pinch-hit single to Brandon Snyder. Randy Moss Jersey. Wright was relieved by Brandon Lyon, who retired Nelson Cruz before Mike Napoli grounded out, leaving runners at second and third. Houston escaped the jam when Maxwell caught a fly ball by pinch-hitter Craig Gentry. "We still (were) within striking distance," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "We had opportunities. We just didnt cash it in." It was the first time Houston had three home runs in a game since Sept. 7 against Pittsburgh. The Astros did it in front of their second sellout crowd of the season to even the three-game series at 1-1. Andrus walked with one out in the third inning before reaching second on a groundout by Hamilton. Andrus scored on a single to left field by Adrian Beltre to make it 1-0. Beltre has a 10-game hitting streak. Michael Young reached on a force attempt on an error by shortstop Jed Lowrie to leave two on and two out. Then came Murphys inside-the-park homer on a fly ball to right centre field. Maxwell dived to try and make the catch and Jordan Schafer tripped over him in the process. Schafer got up and grabbed the ball near the wall and threw to Jose Altuve. Murphy beat Altuves throw home to make it 4-0. It was the first inside-the-park homer for Murphy, the 23rd one in franchise history and the first for Texas since Gentry did it at Seattle last Sept. 23. "I saw both guys dive, and when I it got past them I was probably halfway between first and second and knew I had a chance," Murphy said. "I started running as fast as I could. I probably put it in overdrive a little too quickly because I ran out of gas at the end." The last inside-the-park home run at Minute Maid Park came on Altuves first career homer on Aug. 20. Schafer was injured on Murphys home run and left the game with a sprained right ankle. Brian Bogusevic entered the game at right field and Maxwell took Schafers spot in centre. X-rays on Schafers ankle were negative and the team said he would undergo more tests on Monday. After Murphys homer, Snyder got the Astros within 4-1 with a solo shot to left field in the third inning. Lee cut the lead to 4-3 with his two-run homer to left in the fourth after Maxwell walked. NOTES: Texas pitcher Robbie Ross has the most wins in the majors by a relief pitcher this season with five. ... These teams wrap up the series on Sunday when Rangers right-hander Colby Lewis opposes Jordan Lyles. ... Cruz has been experiencing tightness in his right quad for three games, but Washington said he was OK. ' ' '